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Sustainability | The market We will grow
Through flexibility, knowledge and sensitivity to our customers’ needs and adapting to emerging markets, EAB has created a strong position that is constantly expanding as demand increases and needs change in these markets. We are currently a leading supplier within sectors such as central warehousing, e-commerce, 3PL and 4PL, and car dealership-, shopping- and other commercial centres, areas that are under continual growth, nationally as well as internationally. We have a wide variety of customers so that we are not dependent on individual industries and therefore we reduce our vulnerability to changes in the economy. We are also increasing the share of projects where EAB provide solutions for all three of our product areas: Storage equipment, Doors and Steel buildings, which strengthen our customer relationships further. We see opportunities for expanding our core activities with ancillary services such as service, know-how and safety. International growth By strengthening our role and our brand in international markets, we distribute our risks over a wider area and create additional opportunities to grow and expand in a stable manner. We are currently represented across large parts of the world with our products, and we are actively looking for partners in countries where we see the potential for becoming established/growing. The choice of suppliers is based on EAB’s values, in other words, our suppliers should fully represent the values of EAB. Our most recent investment in a separate company in the North American market is a part of our growth strategy for the export market. Overall, our expansion strategies will result in achieving our goal of 10 % growth per year. 10 % Our goal is growth per year
Sustainability | Environment We want to leave a green footprint behind
EAB supplies products which, thanks to their design and long lifespan, are economical in their use of resources and help to prevent pollution. We also aim to contribute to sustainable development by minimising the impact our operations have on the environment, both locally and globally. We can achieve this via ongoing improvement founded on the commitment and motivation of all staff. Processes and environmental work should be reviewed alongside other requirements when selecting and evaluating suppliers. Current rules and regulations should be observed and an open mind kept in terms of the public and authorities. Our environmental work complies with and is certified according to ISO 14001.
Material that is 99 % recyclable
EAB primarily uses steel as the material of choice in our constructions. The degree of recycling for this material is 99 %, which means that in terms of a lifecycle, the material has a minimal impact on the environment.
99 % recyclable
Optimisation in production
Utilisation of machinery and materials must be optimised and streamlined to minimise the need for materials and energy. The company will try to use as few resources as possible when choosing packaging and transport.
97 % reduction of landfall waste. From 70 to 2,2 tonnes per year.
Reduced solvent emissions by 50 %.
WATERBASED COATING
Surface treatment
By using water-based coatings as much as possible we have reduced our solvent emissions by 50 %. The greatest change in terms of reducing our environmental impact is that we now paint corrosiveness class I steel pylons with water-based paint (previously solvent-based). We are following technical trends in the field in order to be able to apply new innovations to our business.
Waste and sorting of waste
Our hope is to consistently reduce the amount of waste generated and to sort the waste as much as possible. Expansion and maintenance of our production processes, as well as other steps we have taken, have resulted in a decrease in the amount of landfall waste by 97 %, which involves a reduction from 70 to 2,2 tonnes per year.
Travel
We have a traffic/travel policy which involves business trips being taken economically, safely and in an environmentally-friendly way.
Green electricity
We think at EAB, you can never be green enough. Therefore we have decided to make the world a little greener by only using electricity that comes from origin-labelled hydropower. In other words, it involves investing in the spirit of EAB where we defend sustainability at all levels. In terms of numbers, this means that we are reducing our CO2 emissions by 1,962 tonnes/ per year based on information from 2019.
Examples of environmental issues that we are continuously working on to improve our business:
Scrap/discarded steel Natural gas consumption per the amount of steel used Solvents per amount of steel used Landfall waste per amount of steel used Percentage of transports with environmentally-certified companies
-1.962 tonnes
